National Ground Water Association

 

Decertification can result if it is learned that the CGWP misrepresented their qualification for certification or the CGWP does not follow the first six canons of practice for CGWP.

 

Solely as a self-policing measure, and if the Association so elects, the chairperson of the Certification Committee may appoint a chairperson of an ad hoc committee to investigate a decertification inquiry and to evaluate if decertification should be considered.

 

The chairperson of the ad hoc committee shall appoint the other members of the ad hoc committee. At least one other member will be a Scientists and Engineers Division (SED) officer. Following review of the ad hoc committee, recommendations will be made to the chairperson of the Certification Committee, the SED Board of Directors, the secretary, and legal counsel as to whether the decertification process should be further considered.

 

The SED Board of Directors, with advice from legal counsel (if they deem it appropriate), will decide if the decertification investigation should continue. Hearings, reconsideration, or any other proceedings concerning decertification, recertification, or denial of certification shall be conducted at the will and sole discretion of the Association. No enforceable rights to certification, or to any due process or other procedural guarantees, exists, nor are intended to be created, expressed, or implied.

 

After notice to the CGWP, the SED Board of Directors chair shall direct legal counsel to prepare a document of decertification presenting the basis for decertification, the supporting information, and the direction to the chair on the steps to be taken.

 

The document of decertification may be provided to the CGWP being decertified at the CGWP's request.